Chapter 17- Nose, Sinuses, Mouth, and Throat Assessment

Nursing Health Assessment A Best Practice Approach 1st edition by Jensen

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Chapter 17- Nose, Sinuses, Mouth, and Throat Assessment

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. A student nurse is taking an anatomy test and is asked a question about the columella. What is the best description of the term columella?
  A) The structure that divides the nares
  B) The lining of the nares
  C) The lining of lymphatic ducts
  D) The mound of tissue just posterior to the eustachian tube

 

2. An oncology nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with an occult nasopharyngeal malignancy. Where would the nurse expect this malignancy to be?
  A) Osteomeatal complex C) Kiesselbach’s plexus
  B) Rosenmuller’s fossa D) Wharton’s ducts

 

3. A nurse is providing patient teaching to the parents of a 3-year-old girl who experiences chronic epistaxis. What would the nurse identify as the area where most nosebleeds originate?
  A) Rosenmuller’s fossa C) Kiesselbach’s plexus
  B) Wharton’s ducts D) Stensen’s duct

 

4. A group of nursing students is making an oral presentation on the upper respiratory system. What would the group identify as the age when the frontal and sphenoid sinuses emerge in a child?
  A)  6 years    B)  5 years    C)  4 years    D)  3 years

 

5. A nursing instructor is discussing areas of health promotion related to the nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat. What topics would the instructor be most likely to cite? (Select all that apply.)
  A) Tobacco use
  B) Risks for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  C) Obstructive sleep apnea
  D) Alcohol use
  E) Oral health

Answer Key

 

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A, C, E

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